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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats on the upcoming deadline for the release of the Epstein files, in Washington, DC on December 16, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Schumer aims to sue over Epstein files

Garrett Owen

The initial release of the long-sought files was widely panned, including by Epstein's victims

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: FBI Director Kash Patel conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021. Also appearing are, from left, ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Kash Patel's new wheels: armored BMWs

Garrett Owen

Patel's use of resources and his professional conduct have come under intense scrutiny

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the event, it was announced that Hyundai will invest $20 billion in U.S. manufacturing, including a $5 billion investment in a Louisiana steel factory that will produce 1,500 jobs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

New Trump envoy aims to annex Greenland

Garrett Owen

The development is the latest in Trump's history of annexation attempts

Bari Weiss speaks onstage in New York on Nov. 19, 2024. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press)

Bari Weiss' story spike shows her hand

Sophia Tesfaye

Weiss' catch-and-kill puts her editorial incompetence at CBS News on public view

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The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)

CBS yanks El Salvador prison story

Garrett Owen

One correspondent said the decision was "political"

Gwyneth Paltrow in "Marty Supreme" (A24)

Gwyneth Paltrow, 2025's patron saint...?

Coleman Spilde

Paltrow laughed off biographers and adulterers before turning in one of her best roles. We can learn a thing or two

President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One on Dec. 17, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's excuse in 2025: "I don't know"

Amanda Marcotte

From Epstein to MRIs, the president fakes ignorance

(Getty Images)

Congress may create the “bad internet"

Russell Payne

Online privacy protections could be demolished, advocates warn

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Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How much of Project 2025 has come true?

Amanda Becker, Orion Rummler, Mariel Padilla - The 19th

How the conservative policy wishlist for Trump’s second term impacted women and LGBTQ+ Americans

Erika Kirk interviews surprise guest Nicki Minaj on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Minaj spoke about her frustrations with California Governor Gavin Newsom, and about why she has embraced the conservative movement. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

Minaj praises Trump at TPUSA

Alex Galbraith

The rapper attacked California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lauded the current administration in a chat with Erika Kirk

AmericaFest Conference attendees pose for pictures in a replica of the tent of Charlie Kirk's assassination location. One of the many sights, merch and other spectacles at the event. (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

Celebs, merch, squabbles at AmericaFest

CK Smith

From celebrity feuds to a replica of Charlie Kirk’s killing site, TPUSA’s event blurred politics and performance

Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim and Rob Reiner as Albert in "The Bear" (FX)

The lovable Rob Reiner, as seen on TV

Melanie McFarland

From "New Girl" to "The Bear," Reiner's TV appearances echo the humanism that guided his work behind the camera

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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the "Trump Survivor" Cold Open on Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

Trump revels in redactions on "SNL"

Alex Galbraith

The show's take on Trump celebrated the release of the Epstein files, glossing over key omissions

TPUSA held its first event after founder Charlie Kirk's death. Headliners, like current TPUSA director and Charlie's widow Erika Krik, have people questioning the future for MAGA and who gets to make that call. (Olivier Touron / AFP / Getty Images)

MAGA fractures arise at TPUSA conference

CK Smith

Turning Point USA’s annual gathering exposed deep divisions inside the MAGA movement following Charlie Kirk’s death

"Get me out of here" (Obbchao/Getty Images)

In 2025, we all wanted to be raptured

Coleman Spilde

In September, #RaptureTok prepared for the end of days. It was the natural result of humanity seeking connection

Bowen Yang, Jane Wickline, and Andrew Dismukes during the "Delta Lounge" sketch on Saturday, December 20, 2025 (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

Yang's tearful "SNL" send-off from Cher

Alex Galbraith

The comedian closed a six-season-plus stint on "SNL" by singing a Christmas classic with the icon

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US President Donald Trump fields a question from a reporter during a roundtable about Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump's crackdown on the left is coming

Heather Digby Parton

The Justice Department's plans to target leftist organizations is taking alarming shape

Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls depicting Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a gift shop in Moscow. (Nikita Borissov/AFP via Getty Images)

How Putin won the war

Andrew O'Hehir

For three years we've spun fairytales about Russia's inevitable defeat, while the "West" was falling apart

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House on Nov. 2, 2025 after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

My brush with Trump Derangement Syndrome

Yahia Lababidi

The president has created a permission structure for xenophobia and Islamophobia

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Karoline Leavitt's Orwellian doublethink

Laura Beers - The Conversation

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable," Orwell wrote

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Technology workers holding H-1B visas are now stuck in limbo trying to renew their visas back in their home country. (filo / Getty Images)

H-1B visa renewal trips turn into limbo

CK Smith

US visa delays have left hundreds of H-1B workers stuck abroad, raising concerns for employers and families

Measles outbreaks continue nationwide as more people grow cautious of childhood vaccination schedules, taking the lead set by anti-vax officials like HHS Secretary Kennedy. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Anti-vaccine rhetoric fuels measles rise

CK Smith

Public health experts warn that anti-vax advocacy contributes to preventable measles outbreaks in US communities

The DOJ released the next chunk of files and photos from the Epstein Files. Many are heavily redacted, raising questions about transparency. (The US Justice Department / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Epstein files vow clarity, deliver gaps

CK Smith

First chunk of Epstein records leaves key details clouded, raises fresh questions of missed early warnings

Tenika Davis as Achillia in "Spartacus: House of Ashur" (Starz)

Why the Roman Empire still captivates us

Melanie McFarland

The "Spartacus" franchise continues to challenge whose stories get told

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